Kidney Essentials
En vente sur le marché américain (selon le DSLD)
Swanson, food supplement from the US market
Kidney Essentials (Swanson), a food supplement au code-barres 087614071015, is described by its US market label, recorded on 25 January 2020. If sold in France, it would be subject to 3 points of French or European regulation, detailed below. Doses of folates, niacine are not compared: their US units depend on the form. The formula sold in Europe under the same name may differ.
Official label, entered on 25 January 2020. Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD), US National Institutes of Health: current and off-market labels, retrieved 27 October 2026.
Source: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Dietary Supplement Label Database (CC0); US market labels.
Displayed label: Official label. Labels on the market are prioritised, followed by the most recent for the same status.
If this product were sold in France
- Dose déclarée au-delà d'une limite
Vitamine B6: up to 25 mg a day according to the label (at most 2 servings a day), above the maximum dose of 2 mg set in France for a food supplement (2006 Order, not revised since November 2006).
Source: French orders of 9 May 2006 and 14 November 2006 as published in the Official Journal (maximum daily doses), arrêté du 9 mai 2006, annexe III.
- Dose déclarée au-delà d'une limite
Potassium: up to 200 mg a day according to the label (at most 2 servings a day), above the maximum dose of 80 mg set in France for a food supplement (2006 Order, not revised since November 2006).
Source: French orders of 9 May 2006 and 14 November 2006 as published in the Official Journal (maximum daily doses), arrêté du 9 mai 2006, annexe III.
- À vérifier
Vitamine B6: up to 25 mg a day according to the label, above the limite de sécurité from EFSAEuropean Food Safety Authority. for adults (12 mg a day). Le repère de l'EFSA porte sur l'apport total d'une journée, alimentation et compléments.
Source: EFSA, Overview on Tolerable Upper Intake Levels (version 11, August 2025), limite supérieure de sécurité (UL).
- Conditions légales
Juniperus communis L.: L'étiquetage doit comporter un avertissement recommandant de ne pas utiliser en cas d'insuffisance rénale et un avertissement recommandant de ne pas utiliser de manière prolongée (maximum 6 semaines)
Source: French orders of 9 May 2006 (nutrients), 24 June 2014 (plants) and 26 September 2016 (other substances), consolidated LEGI collection, arrêté du 24 juin 2014, annexe I.
A daily dose is calculated only if the label gives the maximum number of servings and a unit of mass (or international units for vitamin D). Quantities come from the label, not an analysis. In the United States, the label presents this product as a ‘dietary supplement’; in France, a product of this type may belong to another category (a sports powder, for example), and maximum food supplement doses do not apply to it.
Label composition
- Brand
- Swanson
- Barcode
- 087614071015
- Form
- Capsule
- One serving
- « 1 Veggie Capsule(s) »
- Servings
- up to 2 servings per day
- Other ingredients (in English, as written)
- Hypromellose, Rice Flour, L-Leucine, Silica
| Ingredient (as written, in English) | Category | Per serving |
|---|---|---|
| Vitamin C | Vitamin | 50 mg |
| Thiamine | Vitamin | 12.5 mg |
| Riboflavin | Vitamin | 12.5 mg |
| Niacin | Vitamin | 12.5 mg NE (niacin equivalent) |
| Vitamin B6 | Vitamin | 12.5 mg |
| Folate | Vitamin | 165 µg DFE (dietary folate equivalent) |
| Folic Acid | Vitamin | 100 µg |
| Vitamin B12 | Vitamin | 100 µg |
| Biotin | Vitamin | 12.5 µg |
| Pantothenic Acid | Vitamin | 12.5 mg |
| Choline | Vitamin | 12.5 mg |
| Potassium | Mineral | 100 mg |
| Cranberry fruit extract | Plant | 200 mg |
| Juniper (Juniperus communis) | Plant | 50 mg |
| Corn Silk (Zea mays) | Plant | 25 mg |
| Inositol | Other substance | 12.5 mg |
| PABA | Other substance | 12.5 mg |
Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD), US National Institutes of Health: current and off-market labels, retrieved 27 October 2026.
Source: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Dietary Supplement Label Database (CC0); US market labels.
Other versions of this label
The differences below describe each other version relative to the label shown on this page. They concern active ingredient rows and quantities per serving as written. Missing quantities are not estimated and different units are not converted. Dates refer to entry into DSLD, not necessarily to a formula change.
Official label: Kidney Essentials
Entered into DSLD on 25 October 2018. Retirée du marché américain le 3 December 2019 (selon le DSLD).Same active composition.
Source
This information reproduces the US label recorded by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). It does not say whether the product is effective and does not replace advice from a doctor or pharmacist, particularly during pregnancy or when taking medication.
List declared on (register: Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD), US National Institutes of Health: current and off-market labels).
List recorded in 2020. Photograph the packaging to check whether it has changed. Photograph the packaging
Brand : Swanson